Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-09-29
THE VOLUNTEERS VICTORY.

auE ftIiuhfs
British Hopes hurled In the Failure
of the Thistle-America Retains the
Cup.
New York, Sept, 27--The first of the
races tor the Americas cup, between the
Scotch cutter Thistle and the American
sloop Volunteer was sailed to-day over
the inside course of the New York yacht
club, as required by the deed OF gift
governing the possession OF the cap, and
the Yankee sloop won IN fine STYLE The
distance sailed awas thirty-eight miles,
There was not wind enough.to start the
boats until two hours after the time an
nonnced in the official programme.
aWhen it came it was light, but there
! was. enough to enable the yachts to com.
plete the course well withiE the time
llimited-in fact, with two hours TO spare.
1t was just the Kind OF weather which
admirers of the Thistle had predicted
would mean victory sor the Scotch boat.
| 1t was just the sort oil
unteer most dreaded. Under these or
su.prised had the Thisle won. Every
body expected at least q close race.
4 But after the first twenty minutes it was
no race st oil. 10 became procession
with the Thistle falling farther and
farther astern. From start to finish the
Thisties TODD no chance Of winning. The
4 Volunteer went over the course in b.
53 min 18. SEQ. The Thistle's time was
5 b. 12 min 46 sec. Thus the Thistle
was beaten by 10 min. 2S sec, or, after
tcrediting her with the five seconds time
allowance due her, by 19 min. 23 sec.
1t was tremendous beating to admin
lister to the fastest boat by long odds In
4 Great Britain. The figures may be dis
counted dsemewhat by allowing for time
lost by the Thistle when the wind
played her false and deserted
her. and by making deductions
for delays caused by Ill managed steam
boats, but after all this is done. the con-
olusion is irresistible that in windward
Y. work, even in light weather, the Volnn-
teer is a much better boat than the
Thistle. Half the distance from the start.
!. ing line to Sandy Hook iightship was
windward work, and over this part OF
the course the Volunteer gained
twenty minutes and forty five seconds
on the Thistle. On the return course,
after rounding the Sandy Hook light
had the wind free, and for the rest of the
way 1t was dead aft. Under these con-
ditions the Thistle cut down the lead OF
! the Volunteer one minute and twenty
six seconds, but by applying the same
impartial judgment as was shown the
Thistle, in the earlier comparison,
this is fully accounted for by the
! fsct that ss the wind freshened o bit
, astern, the Thistle derived more benefit
from it than did the Volunteer later,
on the home run, was much hampered
by the close proximity of the steamers
they having deserted the Thistle in
osder to be in at the finish. So, it is
, fair to regard the Volunteer as fairly
equal to the Thistle IN running free and
before the wind in light weather-and
: . on the latter point of sailing, at least, il
!. was claimed for the Thisle and general
ly conceded that she would prove
! superior to the Volunteer. From all
, this, one inference in the estimation oil
nearly everybody who saw the race, if
clear enough--the cup is safe.
Ill BRITISH OPINION.
Il London, Sept. %. 4 The Thistle
/ is not q popular flower this morning
by about sixteen minutes as it was
: yesterday. Very early this evening
: there was large crowd OF messengers
: about the doors OF the Commercial cable
q that had popularly announced itwonlt
! give the earliest result, as 1t did. There
were. however, no cheers volunteered
:, when Captain BaInbridge, the cable
g superintendent, gave ont the result.
d The American gathering at the Strant
: Exchange did, however, cheer, and tn
news soon spread among the Charine
Gross loungers, and so was carried to al
n parts by the old Wellers of passing ON
a nibuees.
The morning papers devote grea
space to the cabled accounts, as alsl
comments, but all are philosophic. Th
'f Sportsman has huge map OF the cours
T. and three-coIumn sketch of Americl
l. cup races and the last event. In com
menting the Sportsman says:
Flew, even the most enthusiast
d yachtsmep, can remember such universe
j. excitement caused by race as tbs
es which marked the CONTEST yesterday fo
= the American cup. Throughout Scot
Z land this was sIguiarly so. MOI Scotcf
y man however humble, but made the cor
@, test almost private personal matte
ID and throughout the true and tende
:. north yesterdays aquatic battls has bee
for weeks the sole subject OF converei
N tion. The Volunteer however has wo
81 and SO Seotlond must cit down end thin
y. ont the lines OF q new craft which vi
~ puzzle our American friends to SON
better purpnse than was the cae
90 with the Thistle, unless she shonl
No make amends Ia she two 9th,
lie matches"
m The Daily News begins its leade
Yesterday was day OF fierce exeit
~ ment for yachtsmen on two continents
nd and then ADDS: "The result is bitt
,es disappointment, for the Thistle WAS 10,
,A In wind, as 1t were, OF hex own choo
" ing.p Referring at the end OF d
SsS column leader TO to-naorrow's secol
cf ! match, it csncludes. ....sll good pattis